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Trembling took hold of them there
The writer speaks of the kings' fear as if it were a person who caused the kings and their armies to tremble. Alternate translation: "There they trembled with fear" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
pain as when a woman is in labor
The writer speaks of the kings' fear as if it were the pain that a woman experiences in childbirth and speaks of that pain as if it were a person. The verb may be supplied from the previous clause. Alternate translation: "pain took hold of them, as when a woman is in labor" or "they became afraid, like a woman is afraid of experiencing labor pains" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)